Shoe tree support and carrier



March 1934. E. HOLLINGSHEAD SHOE TREE SUPPORT AND CARRIER Original FiledFeb. 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 1934- E. L. HOLLINGSHEAD 1,950,242

SHOE TREE SUPPORT AND CARRIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Feb. 12,1930 Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE ApplicationFebruary 12, 1930, Serial No. 427,856

Renewed January 23, 1934 4 Claims.

My invention relates broadly to improvements in shoe tree supports andcarriers, contemplating in its more limited aspect, a novel travellingbag having shoe tree-supporting means therein.

Briefly stated, the invention has for one of its primary objects theprovision of a novel supporting means for a shoe tree.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of acontainer comprising separable sections, each section having shoe treesupporting means so arranged that the sections may be closed withoutinjuring the shoes upon the trees,-the relative arrangement of the treesupporting means being such as to efiect the greatest economy of space.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of atravelling bag or the like including separable sections, each sectionhaving shoe tree supporting means arranged. so as to prevent contactbetween the shoes when the sections of the bag are brought together,theshoe tree supporting means being demountable so that the bag may be usedfor other purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container havingseparable sections and arranged to provide storage space for stockingsand the like, in addition to shoe tree supporting means.

The invention further resides in furnishing a shoe tree support orcarrier which may comprehend a case or container,-the nature of theconstruction being such that it may be economically manufactured andwill prove highly efficient in practical use.

The invention also resides in certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of the various parts and in modes ofoperation all of which will be readily understood and appreciated bythose skilled in the art upon reference to the accompanying drawings inconnection with the following detailed description.

The drawings illustrate what now appears to be a preferred mechanicalexpression of the invention, but it is to be understood that the same issusceptible of considerable change and modification within the spiritand scope of the subject matter claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a travelling bag incorporating myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bag with the nethermost section of Fig.1 drawn outwardly to a horizontal position;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the bag closed as in Fig. 1 andshowing the relative position of the shoes supported by the treestherein;

Fig. 6 is a View partly in elevation and partly in cross-section takenon the line 66 of Fig. i and drawn to enlarged scale.

Referring specifically to the drawings, wherein the same referencecharacters have been used to designate the same parts in all views,numeral denotes generally one section of the bag and 2 the othersection,the two sections being hinged to gether as indicated at 3.

Section 1 has the usual carrying handle 5 while the usual clips 4 aremade use of for securing the sections together in their closed position.

As best shown in Figures 3 and 4-, the section 2 is provided adjacentits rear wall 2 with a panel or shelf 6 which is supported above thebottom wall 2 by means of end cleats 6 and partition members 7, therebeing a vertical panel or backing 6 secured to the partition members 7and panel 6 so as to provide chambers 8 for the reception of stockingsor other small articles.

Fig. 4 shows that the vertical panel or backing 6 for the chambers 8 isdisposed some little distance from the rear wall 2 of the section 2.This space may be utilized for small articles such as undergarments orthe like.

As shown in Fig. 3 the panel or shelf 6 has mounted thereon a pluralityof guide members 9 which are secured by rivets or the like 9' and areadapted to receive the angular ends 10 of the shoe tree supportingbrackets 10 Whose upper ends are reverted as at 10 and secured to theshoe trees 11 which are designed to support the shoes 12 so that thesoles thereof will be adjacent the rear wall 2 of the section 2 abovethe space between the panel 6 and such rear wall.

From Fig. 4 it will be plain that the top wall of the section 2 willoverlie the shoes 12 to a certain extent but not enough to prevent aparticular pair of shoes from being selected from the trees 11 whilesurveying the assemblage from above.

The shoe tree holders 14 of the section 1 have their horizontal angularends 14. detachably Fig. 5 shows very clearly the relative positions ofthe shoes 12-16 when the sections 1, 2 of the bag are in closedposition. More specifically the main portions of the spring metal shoetree carriers 10l4 are disposed in parallel planes slightly offset withthe respect to one another so that the shoes of one tree will notcontact with the shoes or carrier of the diametrically opposite tree ofthe other section.

A very important feature of the invention is the complete exposure ofthe contents of the bag,namely the shoes,immediately the section 1 isswung open to the position shown in Fig. 4. Since the tree carriers 10can be readily slipped out of their guides 9,which of course alsoapplies to the carriers 14 and guides 13,-the bag can be used as on anordinary travelling bag.

My invention solves the problem of transporting shoes without injurythereto and without mussing other articles of apparel.

This specific form of shoe tree, of course, forms no part of the presentinvention. While I prefer that the shoe tree carriers 10, 14 be ofspring metal,yet such carriers can be made of other material. Since asshown in Fig. 5 the soles of the shoes 1612 are disposed in oppositedirections it is impossible for one shoe to become soiled from contactwith the sole of the opposed shoe of the other section.

The advantages of the invention, I believe to be readily manifest tothose skilled in the art.

Attention is invited to the fact that when the section 1 is swungupwardly the wall 1 thereof serves to close the front openings of thecompartments 8.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shoe carrying case comprising a pair of receptacle-like sections,one of said sections being substantially triangular in cross section andhaving top, rear and end walls; the other section having top, bottom,rear and end walls, and its end walls decreasing in width in thedirection of the top wall thereof and providing free edges definingangles at the bottom less acute than the corresponding end wall edgeangles at the top of the first named section; the top wall of the secandnamed section being relatively narrower than the bottom wall thereof;means hingedly connecting the bottom wall of the second named section tothe rear wall of the first named section whereby the rear wall of thelatter may be swung out to lie in the same plane with the bottom wall ofthe second named section; the top of the case being provided by the topwalls of the sections and the bottom of the case by the bottom wall ofthe second named section; the end and top walls of the second namedsection being adapted to partially overlie the corresponding walls ofthe first named section when the case is closed cooperating securingmeans carried by the top walls of the sections for holding the sameagainst separation; and means for supporting shoes vertically in thecase and adjacent the top wall portions of said sections and spaced fromthe bottom wall of the case whereby to provide a miscellaneous storagearea at the bottom of the case.

2. A shoe carrying case comprising a pair of hingedly connect'edsections substantially triangular in cross section, each sectionproviding one of the side walls of the case, end walls of each sectioncooperating to provide the end walls of the case, one section having awall substantially providing the bottom of the case and the othersection having a wall substantially providing the top of the case, aseries of shoe tree supports carried by the top defining wall of onesection, a second series of shoe tree supports carried adjacent thebottom defining wall of the other section, shoe trees carried by thesupports of each series and said supports including members carried bythe top defining wall of the one section and extending downwardly towardthe integral side wall of that section, and similar members carriedadjacent the bottom defining wall of the other section and extendingupwardly toward the integral side wall of that section, the said shoetree supporting members of each series being disposed in substantially acommon plane and having laterally disposed tree supporting portionsterminating short of one another when the case is closed.

3. The combination set forth in claim 1,-and one of said shoe supportingmeans including a panel supported above the bottom of the second namedsection.

4. The combination set forth in claim 1, and

